US First Lady China Tour (Including 4 Star Educational Tour)

Route: Beijing>Chengdu>Xian

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Duration: 7 Days

This tour package is elaborately designed to follow the route by US First Lady when she toured to China. Take this tour to explore China’s glorious history and rich culture at the three hot cities Beijing, Xian and Chengdu.

Detailed Itinerary: After breakfast, Your Beijing tour will start with Tiananmen Square. The Tiananmen Square is the largest public square in the world. It stands out for its historical significance and grand construction. Then we will proceed for the exploration at Forbidden City. Forbidden City, also called Imperial Museum, was the imperial palace for emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

In the afternoon, the scheduled attraction to see will be Temple of Heaven. Firstly built in the year of 1420, Temple of Heaven is a complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing.

Afterwards, we will go on for the Hutong tour. Hutongs are alleys formed by lines of Siheyuan and Siheyuan are traditional courtyard residences. As an important cultural element of old Beijing, Hutongs are great choices for people to get to know Beijing local history and culture. You will take a tricycle around Hutong and the Bell Tower street to get to know the local life.

Afterwards, our guide will bring you back to the hotel for a good rest.
The Forbidden City: The Forbidden City is 24 emperor's palace in Dynasty Ming and Qing. It is called Gu Gong in Chinese, located in the Center of Beijing. It is the ancient palace which has the largest scale, most magnificent, and best reservation in the world.You can start your china beijing tour from here.

Temple of Heaven: Temple of Heaven was once the praying place for all emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasty.

Tiananmen Square: Tiananmen Square is the third largest city square in the world. It has great cultural significance as it was the site of several important events in Chinese history.It is the most popular beijing tour destinatioan.

Beijing Hutongs: To see the traditional historical buildings of Beijing, one of the best places to visit is the Beijing Hutongs. The historical Siheyuan (Chinese courtyards) are a symbol of the Beijing Hutongs that dates back 2,000 years.

Detailed Itinerary: This morning after breakfast, our guide will bring you to visit the beautiful Peking University. Peking University is one of the top and leading universities in China. With its long history and profound cultural background and being one of the most famous universities in China, Peking University is especially renowned for its academics and its beautiful scenery. There are many traditional Chinese architectures in the campus, including traditional houses, gardens, pagodas, and buildings and structures that have great historical significance. You will experience the strong academic atmosphere as well as the beautiful landscapes of Peking University.

Then we will move on to visit the Summer Palace. Having a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces, Summer Palace attracts tourists there for its natural beauty and historical sites. The Summer Palace was built based on the design and artistic conception from Kunming Lake, Wanshou Mountain, Hangzhou West Lake and some Jiangnan gardens. It is praised as Royal Garden Museum. Also you will take the Dragon boat cruise for 20 minutes inside the Summer Palace.

Next we will go on for the admiration of the super exteriors of the Bird Nest and Water Cube. You will enjoy their unique design and humanistic architecture.

Afterwards, our guide will take you to have dinner. You will have the authentic Beijing Roast Duck. After dinner, you will enjoy an Beijing Opera. The Beijing Opera as the essence of Chinese culture should be something never be missed out. After the show, our guide will bring you back to the hotel for a good rest.

Attractions & Activities:Summer Palace,Beijing Olympic Stadium

Meals: Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch,Dinner

Seleted Hotels:

Shangri-La Hotel BeijingLuxury

Day 04 Beijing

Detailed Itinerary:

Your Beijing tour will continue with hiking at the Mutianyu Great Wall. Mutianyu Great Wall is located in Huairou District of Beijing and is 73 kilometers from Beijing downtown. It was originally built in Northern Qi Dynasty (550 - 557) and reconstructed in Ming Dynasty to strength its construction. Mutianyu Great Wall is outstandingly featured with dense distribution of watchtowers, with 22 watchtowers at 100 meter intervals. Also these watchtowers have different forms and structures. Mutianyu Great Wall fully displays the essence of the Great Wall of China. Built in soaring mountain ridges, Mutianyu has magnificent construction and compact layout. Its breathtaking views with the surrounded mountains and elegant green forests and vegetation are also attractive features to tourists.

Then our guide will bring you to have lunch at a School house. In the afternoon, our guide will transfer you to have free shopping at Yaxiu Market. The Yaxiu Market is a famous large tourism market in Beijing. You will find a vast variety of goods sold there. You can buy some Chinese special and featured gifts and souvenirs for your friends.;

Afterwards, our guide will bring you back to the hotel.

Attractions & Activities:Mutianyu Great Wall

Meals: Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch

Seleted Hotels:

Shangri-La Hotel BeijingLuxury

Day 05 Beijing to XIan by Flight

Detailed Itinerary: After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will transfer you to the airport and you will take morning flight to Xian. Our Xian local guide will meet you at the train airport and transfer you directly to visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses.

Next our guide will bring you to see the Ancient City Wall. The Ancient City Wall is a famous landmark in Xian. The City Wall is the largest and best preserved Ming Dynasty city wall. Visiting the City Wall, you can not only learn city construction and architectural arts in ancient times. Also you can get some good views of Xian city. Also you will take a bicycle riding around the City Wall and have kite flying.

Afterwards, our guide will bring you to have dinner. You will have authentic Shaanxi food. After dinner, you will enjoy the amazing Tang Dynasty Show. After the show, our guide will transfer you to the hotel and help you check in.

Shangri-La Hotel Xian

Take pleasure in the little luxuries. At Shangri-La Hotel, Xian, every moment lingers forever. As long forgotten

stories are retold, the ancient city of Xian comes alive in your mind. The day offers one exciting experience after another.

Terracotta Warriors and HorsesReputed as the World’s Eighth Great Wonder, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archaeological excavations of the 20th century. You will see a large number of collections of life-size terracotta soldiers and horses with different facial expressions and postures, ancient weapons and chariots made 2,000 years ago arranged in the battle formations. These terracotta soldiers and horses are great examples to learn the ancient history and culture of the Qin Dynasty.

Attractions & Activities:Terracotta Army,Xian Ancient City Wall

Meals: Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Dinner

Seleted Hotels:

Shangri-La Hotel XianLuxury

Day 06 Xian to Chengdu by Flight

Detailed Itinerary: You will take morning flight to Chengdu. Our guide at Chengdu will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel for check in.

After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will pick you up and bring you to visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. No one would miss out the chance to see the cutest panda when coming to Chengdu. This base is a non-profitable research and breeding facility for giant pandas and other rare animals. Located on Futoushan Mountain in the northern suburbs of Chengdu and only 10 kilometers from downtown Chengdu, the base has easy access for visitors. Touring the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a great way to see the cutest panda, to get to know them and get back to the nature. Inside the base, there is a Giant Panda Museum which collects valuable giant panda specimens, fossils and documentaries and you will learn the distribution and current situation of giant pandas.

Then you will have two stops at silk shop and tea shop. After lunch, our guide will take you to visitKuai Zhai Alley where you will get to know the culture and life of Chengdu. Kuan Zhai Alley is one of the three historical and cultural reserves in Chengdu, together with Daci Temple reserve and Wenshu Monastery. Also known as Wide and Narrow Alley, Kuanzhai Alley is actually consisted of three parallel alleys Kuan Alley, Zhai Alley and Jing Alley (Well Alley), and the grid pattern streets and courtyards formed by the three parallel alleys. The three alleys are featured with their own outstanding characteristics to provide rich contents of themed entertainments for visitors. You will enjoy and experience the Chengdu lifestyles of leisure, laid-back, and modern at the Kuan Zhai Alley. Also you will discover various delicious local food and snacks.

Afterwards, our guide will bring you back to the hotel for having a good rest.